Lama Chris Wilkinson is giving the Lung Transmission of the Early Tantras in English, live for the first time to the English speaking world
Zoom and Retreat Recordings:
The lung transmissions will be offered in our live, interactive online zoom classroom.
Recordings of transmission sessions will be posted within 24 hours after the end of the session and will be available to all those who register for that session.
When:
The transmissions will take place on zoom for two hours on Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00 AM Pacific Standard Time.
Schedule:
Begins Monday, August 8th, 2022
Ends when the transmissions are complete
Prerequisites:
Am I ready for these transmissions? This is about empowering yourself. Let this be a reminder that these tantras are a reflection of your own nature. You don't need permission to be ready.
What Will Be Included?
- Live reading, lung transmission sessions with Lama Chris on zoom
- Access to supporting written material
- Access to retreat recordings on vimeo
About The Teacher:
Lama Christopher Wilkinson started his career in the Dharma at the age of 15, taking refuge vows from his root teacher Dezhung Rinpoche. In the years that followed Dezhung Rinpoche introduced him to Geshe Ngawang Nornang, Lama Kalu Rinpoche, Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, and many others. Chris identified with the Rime Non-Sectarian movement from the start
Pursuing a formal education in Tibetan and Sanskrit Languages, he graduated in 1980 with a BA in Asian Languages and Literature and another BA in Comparative Religion from the University of Washington. After two years of travel around the holy places of Asia, including time in India and Nepal, he worked for five years in refugee resettlement in Seattle, Washington. Wishing to get back into Buddhist Studies, he went to the University of Calgary, where he completed his MA in 1988
In 1990 Chris went to Sulawesi Indonesia, where he served as a professor of English language for three years, exploring the ancient Sri Vijaya empire. Back in America, he worked as a Research Associate for the Shelly and Donald Rubin Foundation, playing a small part in the early development of the Rubin Museum. He then taught as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary for five years. He also became a Research Fellow with the Centre de Recherches sur les Civilisations de l'Asie Orientale, Collège de France for twelve years
Beginning in 2012 he began to release translations of Tibetan Literature, beginning with the seven volumes of the Sakya Kongma Series and presently including 30 volumes of Great Perfection Tantras, and he continues in this effort even now.
Tuition:
Dana (The Pali word for Generosity) is an ancient tradition in Buddhism which demonstrates the interdependence between student and teacher. When the student gives to the teacher an offering of themselves and their practice then a beautiful space opens in the heart for transformation.
Through the support of donations and dana, we will able to continue the preservation and availability of these sacred transmissions, fund the further translations of Dzogchen tantras, support current and upcoming Dzogchen teachers, and provide partial and full scholarships to those of limited means or of the ordained sangha. Your generosity is the heart of our community.
There are several tuition options
- $52.00 for a set (one day or 3 sessions) of Single Grain of the Black Yangti sessions
- $32.00 for an individual transmission session (expecting the Single Grain of the Black Yangti sessions)
- $108 for 1 month of access to all available transmission sessions
- $500 for 6 months of access to all available transmission sessions + a signed copy of 1 book of your choice from Lama Chris Wilkinson's published works
- $1008 for a year of access to all available transmission sessions + a signed copy of 3 books of your choice from Lama Chris Wilkinson's published works
Register:
Please review the transmission offerings below and click on a transmission offering to register for a set of sessions or a single session.
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Single Grain of the Black Yangti
Although titled The Single Grain of the Black Yangti, it actually consists of three complete transmissions.
- The first is in fact the Single Grain of the Black Yangti, which is in the Ten Early Tantras of the Great Perfection
- The second is the Tantra that Brings Us All Together, which is in Star Light
- The third is The Tantra of the Nine Spaces, which is in The Secret Tantras of the Fish Wheel and the Nine Spaces
These three transmissions form a core curriculum in our understanding of the Great Perfection. Also included is a session from COURSE 14: The Six Yogas of Naropa.
The Unwritten
The Eight Early Tantras is important for two reasons. It contains The Unwritten, which is the foremost of the Seventeen Tantras of the Upadesha Instruction Section. This is the very essence of essences of the teaching of the Great Perfection.
We will start out with The Unwritten, then will read the next seven Tantras, which are all directly concerned with the feminine principle of enlightenment. These seven Tantras are all spoken by and or to female embodiments of enlightenment, goddesses and dakinis. These will be of special interest to anyone seeking to understand the enlightened feminine. I expect this Tantra to take up four two hour sessions.
The Six Spaces of the All Good
The Six Spaces of the All Good is another of the Seventeen Upadesha Instruction Section Tantras. Here again we find a wonderful and insightful presentation of the message of the Great Perfection in which the whole of Samsara is actually a manifestation of enlightenment.
The All-Creating King
This is the Root Tantra of the Mind Section, and the most famous of all the Great Perfection Tantras. In it we see how our own minds make up our entire reality, and are encouraged to be aware of our own enlightenment. This Tantra was a banned book in Tibet, but found its way into the Canon.
Beyond Secret
This is Vairochana's own commentary on the five Early Transmissions (which are to be found in Atiyoga). We are invited into a space where we can see Vairochana teaching the Great Perfection to his closest students.
The Secret Tantras of the Fish Wheel and the Nine Spaces
These are the very core of the root Tantras of the Space Section.
The Royal Tantra on the Brilliant Diffusion of Majestic Spaces
This amazing Space Section Tantra is a brilliant presentation of the Great Perfection vision.
The Bodhicitta Sutra
This important Mind Section Sutra presents the core tenets of Dzogchen thought and is an excellent introduction.
The Tantra of Great Bliss
This volume contains two Mind Section Tantras. In them we find some of the more unusual statements and insights.